The rhetoric between supporters of Bitcoin Unlimited and Bitcoin Core, in particular, has stepped up over the last week, with Twitter the main stage for increasingly unchecked criticism.

Accusations flying

At the center of the Twitter storm is Bitmain Co-Founder Jihan Wu. A staunch Bitcoin Unlimited supporter, Wu last week faced fresh accusations he had exploited a Bitcoin vulnerability to save costs using his mining hardware.

Both Wu and Bitmain formally denied the claims, the former stating “someone made a probability math wrong [sic].”

Running in tandem with the Bitmain argument is a private spat between Wu and former BTCC COO Samson Mow over several topics. Wu labeled Mow a “liar” on at least twooccasions, while Mow most recently stated Wu had “overplayed his hand and is losing on multiple fronts.”

Jihan has overplayed his hand and is losing on multiple fronts. A #UASF#SegWit activation on $LTC looks increasingly likely.